General Chat

hope everyone is okay back up north ,lol,we is in Liverpool having a good look around ,visiting museums ,going on the Mersey ferry ,and trying to get on the ww2 submarine [so long as we can navigate the ladders below decks ,he he .
Taking a few picks of Southport too ,more to come if it dosn't rain.
We even found a nice Scottish cafe in one of the side streets ,very good food and a two course meal costing less than a fiver,eat your heart out Fleetwood ,lol.
Back later ,Fred & Liz .xxxx :-D

Hi Everyone,sorry I have been absent had computer troubles,have the laptop fixed and will have the other done in a week or so.Glad you had a good visit to Liverpool and southport fred.
Will be back tomorrow .Take care Brenda

Morning to all ,back home ,work done ,and am in for a lazy day ,[for me anyway] lol :-).
got the garden up to date and did the ground floors yesterday ,and am leaving the upstairs till tomorrow ,sod it ,he he :-D.
The hotel was basic ,but the room clean and the staff fantastic ,we arrived and booked in at 3 30 pm ,and as soon as the staff realised that the missus was disabled ,they changed the room for a disabled one ,with a large wet room and seat ,in the shower ,so we both made good use of it . ;-).
Being on a complex we had Mc Donalds next door,Frankie and Benny over the car park,Burger king too,and four food outlets ,Coop ,Iceland,B & M.and a basics store,1 multiplex cinema ,a night club ,[Isis], and a childrens play area ,plenty outside the door without having to use the car,very well thought out.
The bus service to Liverpool was every ten minutes,taking 45 minutes to get through ,and terminating right on the dock side at Mann Island,at the old White Star Line departure Pier Head.
We ambled around the town using the tour bus to get on and off where we wished ,making it easy for Liz with her motability issues ,so all in all ,with the museums ,parks ,eateries ,and the jaunts across the Mersey ,we had a brill' ,time :-D,go back ? any time ,in fact we are planning a return in the middle of September ,maybe to The same hotel ,or Premier Inn just up the road ,we will see.
We did two days in Southport too Dorothy ,so some pics are in the offing ,once i get them uploaded off the cameras,and we even found a nice little scottish cafe in Coronation walk.called the highlander ,nice clean friendly people ,and exellent food ,from a scottish breakfast [humungous] through to a two course meal for £5 a head ,the soup was asparagus and herb [fantastic] and a full roast dinner with real potatoes and veggies [no ruddy chips ] lol,this place i recommend to anyone visiting the area.
We didn't get onto the road train along the front this time ,or the electric train that goes across the piers to the headland ,but we will do that the next time around. :-).
Be back later peeps ,time for a coffee out back with the furry pest [who had me up at 2 am] ,grrrrr ,little bu--*r will be spending tonight in the kitchen he he .Fred :-|xx.

Afternoon folks,have had a busy but enjoyable day today,did some ironing this morning and this afternoon we have been out to lunch with friends,have come home and have had a nice cool glass of wine( or two )to finish off the afternoon. all in all very enjoyable.
I am out again tomorrow as it is my friends birthday today so we are doing lunch tomorrow,there will be 8 of us ,hopefully getting together,
I am really pleased you had such a good time Fred ,its years since I was in Southport,might get John to have a ride over one day.
The hotel and the complex sound great and so do the buses ,think you feel on your feet there ok..
have to bring in the washing soon and can put some of it straight in the cupboards and rawers its that dry ,hoping to get some bedding out later or first thing tomorrow..
See you all tomorrow
Takecare Brenda xx

Hi All,,woke up at 3.30am and could not get back to sleep,so have been up since 4.30/Have wrapped some birthday presents ,to deliver this week,sorted out some info on line for my in laws,And will now have breakfast with my h
ubby who has just got up. Have a nice day ,still a bit grey here but hope it gets better as I am out to lunch later.and have two or three errands to do.Brenda

Hi All,looks like we have another great day.Had a good day yesterday,had lunch with some friends and did a few errands. Have a couple of errands to day and some phone calls
Must start to do some more decluttering need to lok at the bedding and towels ,Some have seen better days and some do not fit the mattres we have,!!
Have a good day whatever you do and where ever you do it.
Take care Brenda

Morning Dorothy,Brenda ,and perhaps John,who may just decide to look in.
Glad to hear that the meet with your friends went well Brenda,and that you are still able to get around okay .
I had a pretty good day yesterday ,sitting in the garden last evening after being a tad busy in the garden and greenhouse ,but wow i was knackered after half an hour in the sun in that humidity ,cor ,i issss gettin' old i remember when i used to walk around ,and work in Aden in much higher humidity and heat ,sigh.oh well ,time waits for no person ,he he :-( .
At last the garden is showing signs of producing ,to some extent anyway ,i have cut good heads out of two of the Calabrese plants ,,and the carrot ,and cabbage look promising,though of course the rest of the stuff outside is well behind,as yet.
The greenhouse is doing somewhat better though ,i have cucumbers everywhere ,and am giving loads away ,and the tomatoes are doing very well at last ,tons of soup to be made in a couple of weeks i reckon.
The leeks and onions look very good with all the water we have had ,and i could well be in line for a bumper crop.
I did the wife and i a Pannini each last night ,using pesto as a base with which i chopped and added some apple mint ,to make a change [very tasty it was too],and after spreading the pesto mix onto both halves of the sliced pannini ,i added a layer of leerdammer cheese ,deli ham ,sliced tomato ,chopped onion ring,another layer of cheese ,and finally ,more ham .placed them i n the press .and wallah two lovely meals ,finished off with strawberries and low fat cream :-D.
One reward for the review result of my diabetic review .the nurse was veeeeery pleased with me ,lol,i half expected her to give me a sweetie ,he he
Have half an hours work to do outside now ,replanting two troughs after using all the Pak choi up that was in them.
This time i am planting the Pak Choi in cups to transplant when they are big enough down one side of each trough ,the other side being planted with apache spring onions to see if they grow as quickly as stated on the packet ,because ,if they do ,i will use the same type next spring.
Dinner today is butterfly chicken breast into which i am putting Philli' cheese and chives.and wrapped in panchetta bacon ,brushed in olive oil.
Apache potatoes from Aldi , ,spring cabbage ,and the first of this years Calabrese heads. :-).
Did a good tea last night too ,two pannini's sliced down the middle ,spread with green pesto ,to which i added finely chopped ,apple mint ,from the garden to give it a different taste [worked well] i then added a layer of leerdammer cheese to the base of the pannini, followed that with tomato [thin ] slices ,home cured ham [wiltshire] thin sliced onion ring,another layer of ham ,and another layer of cheese,then banged them in the press for 5 minutes a complete meal on a little tea plate :-D finished off with low fat cream on top of halved strawberries ,yum.
Off to get on with the work now ,catch you later peeps ,Fred.
ps if you do get to Southport Brenda ,don't forget dinner at the Highlander on Coronation Walk ,you won't regret it .Fred & Liz.xxx

afternoon all,weather still very good.All my washing has been bone dry within an hour or so of being pegged out.
Thought i was meeting my friend at lunch ,just for a cup of tea/coffe and a chat,but we cancelled it as she was not feeling well,she is waiting to go for some tests so I just pottered round the house,started to do some ironing but even with the doors and windows open it was far too warm.Will finish it later.
Hoping to get up to Bury market on Saturday with John ,hope to get some salad stuff and a few birthday cards,have two special birthdays a 30th and a 40th,and will be looking for some christening presents.As usual Fred you had my mouth watering with your menus!!!! our veg has been a disater this year we only had potatoes and a couple of Tomatoes but they have both been distroyed by slugs the only thing left is the rhubabrb!!!. John is really adament that he will not be doing any more !!!
I have made a not in my diary of the cafe in Southport,and hope we will get there.
Think I will need to sit out in the garden for a while will a cup of tea and my book and try to cool downm
Take care Brenda

Morning all.weather still good,but I am feeling awful,buzzinghead ,sore throat,and upset tummy,don't know what it is yet but don't like it.Hope you all have a good weekend.
Going to have a lemsip and go back to bed. Brenda

sorry to hear that you have the dreaded anti Bury Market shopping bug Brenda ,lol,but joking apart ,it sounds like that virus is doing the rounds again ,so the best thingto do is what you have already done ,dose yourself up and hit the sack for a day or two . :-(.
We have managed to have our B B Q today ,though at times i was thinking the forecast wallahs had it wrong again ,and we were looking at rain. :-|.
Took some pics this morning showing at last signs of growth in the garden and greenhouse,and got my two troughs replanted with the spring onions ,and the Pak Choi is in the cups until they are big enough to go in along side the Apache onions.
Hope everyone is doing okay and is looking forward to the weekend ,Fred & Liz.

Hi All,could have sworn that I had put a message on here on Sunday,never mind.
Weather not to godd today think John will be hope from Golf early!!
Did get to Bury mbut it was a short visit as i only wanted certain things and didnot fancy walking round.A few stalls had changed hands and were different goods now.
Luckily it wasn't any that I wanted.
Have to pop to the post office soon,between the showers.
Brenda

not sure I like this New genes can't seem to find anything. Will have to have a nother look Brenda

Hi again - I been absent since I reported Gayle's passing and our son, got married on 30 June and the occasion was very nice. Sign language at the wedding and at the reception - lots of laughs too considering the week we had had. I am slowly getting use to living on my own which is not often as Craig and Gemma come by most afternoons.
Brenda - haven't looked much at the Genes changes so when their email arrived I logged on. I will need to take a closer look to see whats happening.....and if its becoming to complicated many of us may be saying goodbye. Just hope the costs don't go up. John

Morning all.weather still pretty good.not to many showers.Hope it stays dry ,have bedding to wash today.
Saturday and Sunday the only days we have a cooked breakfast ,but even then we do not have the traditional full english ,may be bacon ,sandwiches or poached or boiled eggs.on toast. John is now up and when he goes for the papers i will do the breakfast .!!
Still not sure I am keen on the new set up still have to find time to have a good look.
Take care Brenda

afternoon John.Brenda ,and hope you don't have our weather pattern today Brenda,one loooooong thunderstorm ,lol,that has been going on well over an hour ,with the rain to go with it,good job that i knew it may happen this way ,and was out ultra early and got the front lawn cut ,the edges cut ,front and back ,and got the feeder onto the front lawn before the threatened rain came over. :-).
I made an early ,light dinner ,stir fry ,because we are having a posh tea today ,K F C chicken thighs [me] and mini fillets [the boss] with a few little strips pulled off for Hissy[can't leave her out] :-|.
I will make up some egg mayo with chive ,and cress and make open bun sarnies,have the chicken ,and some mini pies and a cheese onion and chive ,quiche.,tea done .
Have to go and get started anyway ,catch you all later ,Fred Liz & the catxxx ;-) :-D.

Morning all.well we did get the washing done and on line,and it was almost dry when the rain came,luckily david wasin the garden and we got it in before it started properley.There was a big bolt of lightening and then the thunder was so loud and lasted ages!! and the rain was torrential.we had rain for about half an hour with more thunder and lightening but it was not as strong as the first lot.
My sister who live towards Bury said they had rain for well over an hour and some streets were flooded.Luckily they are on a higher level than were the flooding was.
Hope dorothy enjoyed the tennis I know we did ,shame about the doubles,
Have a couple of erands to do ,so had better get going.See you all soon,
Brenda

Morning to all ,nice morning here for a change ,bit cloudy yet ,but promising to be a pretty warm day ,hope so anyway because i have just given the missus a hand to hang the washing out,more like a spare beanpole really ,standing there ,washing over both shoulders until the boss is ready to stick 'em on the line ,he he ;-).
Coooo you should try the tatties again next year Brenda ,the way i have put mine in this year after the tip to place them in layers as the first lots leaves break surface has paid dividends ,i should be having the best crop ever this Christmas :-D.
Time now to stop buying the veggies for a while ,as i have cabbage ,broad beans,and calabrese ready in the garden ,and cucumbers in the greenhouse.
We have booked our return to Liverpool for the 16th of next month ,back to the same hotel so we know just what we need to pack for the journey.
Lots more to do this time ,more museums to see ,the Submarine museum ,the first on the list ,the same day as we take our next ferry trip ,nice ,cause if you take the ferry you get in to the museum 20% cheaper.
The open top tour bus is on too , your ticket ,brought on the bus ,lasts a full 24 hours ,and that too gives you cheaper entry to many places of interest.
as well as shopping this morning i have to go to B & Q to buy a cross cut hand saw ,i see my son borrowed the last on ,and havn't seen it since ,that sounds about right .lol.and i will be hiding this one ;-).
I have this same son booked to do two jobs for me ,both ones i can no longer do myself ,the first one ,being getting into the loft and the tv dipole ,cutting the cable and fitting a splitter ,and then running a new cable through the corner of the bedroom cupboard ceiling and putting a second fitting onto the skirting board with 2 female outlets.
The rest i can do myself ,fitting cable to both plugs ,one through the conduit to the tv ,in our bedroom ,and the second through the bottom of the cupboard wall ,through to the other bedroom for the other tv ,we will then be ready for the digi switch over next month,after which ,if virgin media don't get their finger out and smarten up ,i will be telling them to sling their hook and take the tv package out ,leaving just the phone and broad band :-|.
The other job is to convert the kitchen alarm to work on either the door contacts ,the PIR .or both ,the pir can then be switched off during the day while pussums is in and out ,lol.
I aint 'alf glad i signed another 4 years onto the B Gas frozen tarrif Brenda .looks like another price increase in the offing ,not funny for any working class family or pensioners these days .
See some one is screwing their loaf in thinking of extracting the gas from all the old mines in britain ,and then pumping all the co2 from the process back underground to save on pollution,this will hopefully stabalize the gas prices and finish the need to buy gas from abroad,and reduce the need for some of the oil imports as well.
Time to do some work now ,back later, Fred :-Dxx

Evening all,Good to see that Liz is not letting you slack at all Fred.HAHA
Hope you got the washing dry and the shopping done,
The jobs you have for your son to do sound a bit complicated for me.!!
Anything technical is over my head sometimes.
Went toshopping with some friends today and then for lunch,but the shopping trip was not very succesful,but lunch was good.What was betterr was that we had a good chat with out any music or loads of kids running about.!!
Know what you mean about bills,we keep looking at the switch websites to see where we would have a better deal.Have sent you an email as well to day Fred.
Better get some emails answered as well tonight
Take care Brenda

Evening all,weather really good again here.But makes me feel so tired sometimes.even when I am not doing much.
John has been doing a few jobs round the house.and they have been more involved than he expected.so he is shattered as well.
hope everyone is having a good weekend. take care Brenda

Evening all,weather really good again here.But makes me feel so tired sometimes.even when I am not doing much.
John has been doing a few jobs round the house.and they have been more involved than he expected.so he is shattered as well.
hope everyone is having a good weekend. take care Brenda